Telephone set



D- 27, 1949 H. P. BoswAu ET AL TELEPHONE SET 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed July20, 1944 Dec 27, 1949 H. P. BoswAu ETAL 2,492,375

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Filed July 20, 1944 jmen: @Ze/vander CfPz'cZ. //az P505 waa. y /MW WPatented Dec. 27, 1949 TELEPHONE SET Hans P. Boswau, Lorain, Ohio, andAlexander C. Reid, Genoa, Ill., assignors to Leich Electric Company,Genoa, Ill., a corporation of Illinois Application July 20, 1944, SerialN0. 545,760

3 Claims.

The present invention relates to telephone sets and is particularlyconcerned with the provision of means whereby the support or mountingfor a hand telephone is adapted for use either upon a desk or upon aWall. The particular feature with which the present application concernsitself is the provision of means whereby the hand set can be made tooperate the standard plunger type switch hook regardless of whether thesupport is mounted upon a wall or resting loosely upon a desk or table.Itis a principal purpose of our invention to provide a device of thischaracter wherein the telephone set is readily applicable to a wall ordesk mounting and is readily accessible for maintenance with a minimumamount of change in the standard construction.

More particularly it is a purpose of our invention to provide atelephone set wherein the support has a modied cradle including meansfor effecting depression of the switch hook plungers by placing the handset in the cradle regardless of Whether the plungers extend verticallyor horizontally.

The features and advantages of the present invention will appear morefully as the description proceeds, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings wherein a preferred form of the invention isshown. It is to be understood however that the drawings and descriptionare illustrative only and are not to be taken as limiting the inventionexcept insofar as it is limited by the claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a View in side elevation of a telephone set embodying ourinvention;

Fig. 2 is a view like Fig. l but showing the telephone set with asupport attached to a wall;

Fig. 3 is a view partly in section and partly in side elevationillustrating the cradle and cover portion of the telephone set in theposition it occupies when the set is being examined or repaired;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view partly in section illustrating a modifiedform of the invention;

Fig. 5 is a view in side elevation illustratingy the application of theform of the invention shown in Fig. 4 to a wall mounting;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view illustrating a furthermodification Fig. 7 is a view in side elevation showing the parts of themodification of Fig. 6 in the position occupied when the support ismounted on a wall Fig. 8 is a plan view of the modiiication shown inFig. 6; and

Figs. 9 and 10 are fragmentary views illustrating the vertical andhorizontal positions of a further modied form of the invention.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, the main form of the inventionshown in Fig. 1 embodies a base I0 and a cover I I of a telephone'support which contains the usual ringing andv switch equipment, etc. fora telephone hand set indicated in section at I2. The details of thetelephone hand set form no part of the present' According to ourinvention we provide means whereby the base III may be mounted upon awall as well as used upon the flat surface of a desk or table. In orderto accomplish this result we provide the base III with resilient feetI4. These feet are held in place by hollow rivets I5 which are alsoutilized as a means of mounting the support on a wall. As shown in Fig.2, the base III can be mounted upon the wall by utilizing ordinary woodscrews I6 extending through the openings in the hollow rivets I5.

It is necessary for the hand set to actuate the switch hook plungers ofthe telephone set regardless of whether the device is placed on a tableor on a wall. In order to eiiect this operation we provide the cradleportion of the cover II with apertures I1 through which the switch hookplungers I8 extend. We then form the cradle with one pair of shortprojections I9 on the side toward the dial I3 and on the other side ofthe cradle we provide elongated hook projections 20 which are turnedover at the ends as indicated at 2|. We also bevel the end faces of theswitch hook plungers as indicated at Ia. This facilitates the depressionof the plunger when the hand set is pushed across the plungers in Fig.2.

By comparing Figs. 1 and 2 it will be evident how the hand set I2 can beused to depress the plungers I8 regardless of whether the support is inthe position shown in Fig. 1 or in the position shown in Fig. 2. Theplungers I8 are spaced far enough from the projections 20 so that thehand set must depress the plungers I8 and have its widest portion belowthe tips of the plungers when the hand set is in its resting position.It is evident from Fig. 1 that the projections 20 do not interfere withthe deposit, or removal of the hand set when the telephone set is on adesk. The only necessary changes to adapt this telephone set to a wallmounting after it has been used as a desk set are to fasten the base I0to a wall by means of the screws I6 and then turn 3 the dial I3 aroundso that the dial indications read right side up again.

Figs. 1 and 3 illustrate the means provided for securing the cover I Iwhen it is desired to obtain access to the interior parts of the set.This means comprises a strip 22 of webbing or the like. One end of thestrip is fastened to a struck up bridge portion 23 of the base I0. Theother end of the strip is fastened to the interior of the cover II bysome suitable means such as screws 243. The webbing 22 is of suicientlength to enable the cover II to assume the position shown in Fig.. 3when it is removed from the base IIJ. Any suitable means may be utilizedto secure the cover I I on the base I9 for ready removal. The meansindicated in the drawings comprise -a series of screws 26 passingthrough the wall of the cover and threaded into the annular wall of thebase l0.

Referring now to Figs. 4 and 5, in this form of the invention the rigidSupporting projections are removed and a plate 27 is hinged to thecradle portion of the cover I I by means of a, hinge pin 28. This plate2 1 extends across the cradle so as to rest upon the hook switchplungers I8, the cradle being hollowed out to receive the plate asindicated at 29 in Fig, 4. The plate 27 is angular in shape with aturned up lip 3l) at its free edge. The manner in which it is utilizedis believed to be sufficiently clear. When the telephone s et is beingused on a desk the Weight ofthe hand set I2 is directly over theplungers I8 so as to cause the plate to depress them. When the device ismounted on a wall so as to take the position shown in Fig. 5 the weightof the vhand set I2 acts to force the plungers laterally as shown. Thehook portion 30 of the plate 2l secures the hand set against accidentaldisplacement.

Referring now to the form of device shown in Figs. 6, 7 and 8, this formof the device the universal operation of the hand set rest and the handset for depressing the plungers I3 is accomplished by providing a coverl! with short projections 3l and 32 to guide the hand set I2. We thenprovide a plate 33 which is hinged in depressions 34 provided in thecover II and which is provided with recesses 35 for the plungers I8. Theplate 33 has a lip portion 36, set at an angle to the main body portionand extending into a recess 37 provided in the cover I I. When thetelephone set is mounted on a wall the plate 33 can be swung out to theposition shown in Fig. 7 where it will act as a rest for the hand set I2and cause the hand set I2 to move the plungers I8 inward. The outwardforce of the plungers merely presses the hand set I2 downwardly andoutwardly against the lip 3B.

In Figs. 9 and l0 the form of device shown is essentially the same asthat shown in Figs. 1 to 3 except that in this case the forwardprojection I9 is elongated and curved away from the other projection 20'so as to provide additional protection against accidental dislodging ofthe hand set l2. 'Ihe function of the construction shown in Fig. 9 isthe same as that shown in Figs. 1 to 3. The only change required whenthe desk set is converted to a wall set is the fastening of the base I 9on the wall and the turning around of the dial.

From the foregoing description it is believed that the nature andadvantages of the present invention will be readily apparent to thoseskilled in this art.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Lettersl Patent is:

1. A support for a hand telephone, for desk or wall mounting, comprisinga base, a cover and a cradle, the cradle being of integral structure andforming two permanently operatively available seats for said handtelephone, one of said seats being parallel to the base and having aswitch hook plunger opening therein, a switch hook plunger having anangular end, extending in a plane which intersects the plane of theother seat, the other seat being substantially vertical to the baseadjacent a marginal edge of said first mentioned seat and the axiallylongest portion of the plunger being adjacent the said other seat tofacilitate actuation of the plunger by wedging action of a handtelephone against the angular end as the hand telephone is seated on theseat vertical to the base.

2. A support for a hand telephone for desk or wall mounting comprising abase, a cover and a cradle, the cradle being of integral structure andforming a rst and second permanently available seat for said handtelephone, said rst seat being parallel to the base and said second seatbeing substantially vertical to the base, a switch hook plunger movablymounted in said first seat with its free end tending to projecttherefrom, the axis of said switch hook plunger extending transversallyoff-center of said first seat to dispose such plunger relativelyconsiderably spaced from one marginal edge of said first seat andrelatively close to the plane of said second seat and paralleltherewith, the free end of said switch hook plunger being angularlyshaped andthe axially longest portion of said plunger being adjacentsaid second seat to facilitate actuation of the plunger by wedgingaction of a hand telephone against the angular end as the hand telefphone is seated on the seat vertical to the base.

3. The structure as set forth in claim 2, wherein said cradle forms twoextensions of substantially identical length, said extensions projectingfrom opposite marginal edges of the one of said seats which is parallelto the base, one of said extensions forming the other seat which issubstantially Vertical to the base.

HANS P. BOSWAU. ALEXANDER C. REID.

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